Wichita eagle., 1887-12-13
Daily r gayle
WOMAN AND HOME.
BURNING WORDS WHICH A Md
NIGHT BELL RANG OUT,

Ventilation of Sleeping Apartments.
Housekeeper and Observation-Disclosures
ment of Canned Goods-The Busy Ma
tron-FamiIy store BiIIs-Country Girls.
The front door of magnificent residence
closed with a violent slam. Anthony Jenlo,
muttering angrily, came down the steps. The
door opened and little boy, bright eyed and
full of mischief, came up.
Wont you bring me something the child
called
mo, l won't the man harshly replied.
"You are so mean that ought never to give
you anything
II didn't mean TO be bad"
YES, you did You are getting so that
there is no living in the house with you"
''You don't love me, then, do your
Nobody can love you when you are so
bad"
won't you let me kiss your
mo, won't. Go back into the house"
Jenlo hurried away. He was going to
distant part Of the state to be gone several
DAYS. Il ought not to have spoken to tho
little fellow that way he unused when he
had boarded the train He took newspaper
from his pocket, glanced at the headlines Of
a fearful calamity. and his eyes fell upon an
item, headed: "a little boys sudden death
He turned the paper over, and the first thing
he saw was "A child drowned"
Il ought TO have kissed him." be unused
'But was fretted,1 he said, in apology to
himself "a man that's worried over bust
ness as much as | am don't know what he's
saying half the time
The first thing he heard upon stepping of
-. =
shrek OF child. lie shuddsred and little
face, dearer TO him than his own life, sud
denly arose before him. Even while engaged
in the transaction Of his business he con-
stantiy heard, in the sweet but troubled ac-
cents Of a child. the words:
You don't love me- then, do your
At night he Went to a theatre A little
boy ran cut on the stage. Jenlo went to his
hotel lie tried to read. You don't love
me, then, do youy'
lie went TO bed, but could not sleep He
tossed, cold, and then feverish. i midnight
bell rang out the words: lou do not love
ne, then, do your At last be slept He
saw several mon carving something, coz
cred with q black shawl on a litter When
the men saw him they put down their bur
Gen and hid their faces. He lifted the black
covering and saw the mangled body of his
boy With groan he awoke Il must 90
home, Re said Il will not waitunt morn
ing" He went to the station. 4 train was
just starting. He would not suffer himself
ID dozc. 1t was evening when be reached
home. As be neared his house he heard a
man in speaking to a companion say that the
body Of the boy had not been recovered.
The little fellows father, they say, is away
from home =
YES, SO I understand
Jenlo hurried along the street ''My God.7
he said, is that a hearse in front of my
house. No, its carriage further down"
Everything about the house was still He
shuddered as lie opened the front door and
entered the hall Then there came a loud
yell of delight and his boy bounded down the
stairs.
Thank God!7 exclaimed Jenlo, catching
him in his arms; 'than.i Godm
What did you bring me;'
Il didn't bring you anything, precious, but
tomorrow you may have anything Won
want"
I've had lots of fun since you've been
gone said the boy, while his father in
prayerfu happiness, still pressed him to his
bosom. II got a old eat up on the fence and
throwed stones at her, and she spin at me and
said, 'wow-ov,' and Willie Babcock punched
her with stick, and she spit at him and said
'wow-Cut-er-row.
The quiet sleep of a thankful heart visited
the father that night. No midnight bell rang
OUT burning words. \ curly head rested on
his arm; a face Of sweet mischief in repose
nestled close 10 his bosOm.--Arkansaw Tray
eler